Seven-hour barricade ends in death

Jeremy Richard Bates, 28, of Wylie was shot and killed by police about 6:45 p.m. Nov. 9 after having been barricaded in a house in the 600 block of Odenville for seven hours, armed with a rifle.

Wylie Det. Venece Perepiczka said police responded to a disturbance call at 609 Odenville, near the FM 1378/Brown Street intersection. Bates was alone inside the house and was armed. Craig Kelly, Wylie public information officer, confirmed that Bates was intoxicated.

Police said Susan Chumley, Bates’ mother, told them that her son had “head-butted” her. She was outside the residence on the porch with a cut on her forehead.

No reports of specific reasons for the barricade were released by police officials, but they said they could hear Bates becoming irate that the police were there, threatening the officers and repeatedly saying he would “shoot and kill” any officer who approached his residence.

The homes closest to the scene were evacuated, and Odenville was blocked off. The nearest schools, Dodd Elementary, Smith Elementary, Davis Intermediate and McMillan Junior High, were put on Level 1 lockdown; WISD spokesperson Susan Dacus said parents could come and go from the school, but students were not allowed outside until their parents came to pick them up.

Wylie Special Weapons and Tactics arrived on the scene, and a hostage negotiator was in contact with the suspect, Kelly said. Officers from McKinney and Plano police departments, as well as McKinney and Plano SWAT arrived to back up the Wylie PD. Perepiczka said later that Collin County SWAT was present but not actively engaged.

Officers on the scene described Bates’ behavior as “aggressive” and “increasingly more dangerous throughout the standoff.”

According to Perepiczka, at 6:44 p.m. Bates pointed his weapon at officers who, fearing for their safety, shot and killed him. A robot with a camera was sent into the residence; its images showed that Bates was down. Police then “breached the door” of the house and confirmed Bates was dead.

Perepiczka said WPD had dealt with Bates on “numerous occasions.”

Following the incident, police reported that the Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting, and that members of Wylie PD and McKinney PD are cooperating with the investigation.